Views & Opinions: How the Assad regime’s collapse could force Iran to go nuclear

View Online  Views & Opinions Views & Opinions One Key Op-ed  Critical crossroads The Syrian government's sudden fall leaves Iran with a fractured regional axis, writes Middle East expert Eitan Charnoff. And an incentive to "pivot toward nuclearization as its ultimate guarantor of power." (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Over the past year, Iran's Axis of Resistance "showcased its operational reach and resilience," in various ways, Charnoff says. Iran even directly launched strikes against Israel.   But now, with its proxies weakened, Iran is "increasingly isolated." And "If history offers any lessons, it is that despotic regimes under existential threat often seek asymmetric means of ensuring their survival," the author writes.   That may mean Iran goes all in on nuclear weapons.   The U.S. must take notice. "The window to act may be mere weeks," Charnoff writes. "For once the nuclear threshold is crossed, there is no turning back."   Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, Dec. 10. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Other Points of View  Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: How a killer became the symbol of American anger By Jos Joseph, writer and Marine veteran  The killer will be brought to justice. In the meantime, Washington needs to take the temperature of the American public. This sort of revelry over a murder is not acceptable, but it shows that Americans are fed up with a corporate insurance system that is bleeding them dry.  Read Here Hunter goes free -- Trump to go wild? By Juan Williams, Fox News political analyst and author Biden has handed his political rivals, Trump and congressional Republicans, all the ammunition they need to derail the justice system and escape accountability for major crimes, like the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, whose perpetrators Trump has promised to pardon.  Read Here Biden must act now to block Trump's retribution threats  By Jon Jeffress, former assistant federal public defender in Washington, D.C.   By shielding public servants from politically motivated prosecutions, Biden can reinforce the independence of the Justice Department and demonstrate that justice cannot be wielded as a weapon of retribution.  Read Here Trump's tariff plan is bad policy and bad politics By Glenn Altschuler, Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Emeritus Professor of American Studies at Cornell University If Trump — who once said that "to me the most beautiful word in the dictionary is 'tariff'" — begins his second term by stepping back from a bad plan, one thing seems certain: Most people, here and abroad, will breathe a sigh of relief.  Read Here Quick Takes  Opinions related to pivotal issues and figures in the news: Pardon envy: Democrats vie to make the Biden pardon list  What does the middle want? Has Trump's election put an end to woke culture in America? Democrats are looking at a dozen years in the wilderness   You're all caught up. See you next time!  Views expressed by contributors are theirs and not the opinion of The Hill. Interested in submitting an op-ed? Click here.  Check out The Hill's Opinion section online for the latest and take a moment to view our other topical products 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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